The term orange drink refers to a sweet, sugary, sometimes
carbonated, orange-flavored
drink.
Typically such beverages contain little or no
orange juice and are mainly composed of
water,
sugar or sweeteners, flavor, coloring, and additives. Although many orange drinks are fortified with
Vitamin C, they are typically very low in
nutritional value. [1]
In the United States, as orange drinks can be confused with
orange juice, the
Food and Drug Administration requires orange drinks, as well as other beverages whose names allude to
fruit products, to state the percentage of
juice contained above the "Nutrition Facts" label.[2] and requires companies to state them as orange drinks instead of orange juice.
Varieties
Fanta, a global brand originally centred on carbonated orange drink.
Orangina, carbonated orange drink popular in France.
McDonald's Orange Drink, also often termed "orangeade" on menus until the 1970s; replaced with
Hi-C Orange Lavaburst in some areas. It was discontinued in April 2017.
Nutri Star (the
Venezuelan version of "fortified orange drink.")[7]
In 2002, a "cheap, fortified, orange-flavored drink" was developed with the intention of improving nutrition in the
third world by adding
vitamin A,
iron, and
iodine to people's diets.[7]